FRC appoints new members to the Accounting and Audit & Assurance Councils
03 Sep, 2014
The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has announced the appointment of several new members to their Accounting and Audit & Assurance Councils, the bodies that advise the FRC Board on financial reporting and audit matters.
The new members of the Accounting Council are:
- Michael Gallagher, Chief Financial Officer of the Toronto and Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd;
- Mark Smith, independent financial reporting consultant; and
- Jeremy Townsend, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer at Rentokil Initial.
The new members of the Audit & Assurance Council are:
- Maggie McGhee, Director General responsible for Financial Audit at the National Audit Office;
- Jane Fuller Fellow of the CFA Society of the UK and Chair of its financial reporting and analysis committee;
- Robert Hingley, former Director General of the Takeover Panel and, following the merger of ABI’s Investment Affairs with the IMA, consultant to the enlarged Investment Association; and
- Conall O'Halloran, Head of Audit for KPMG in Ireland, and audit partner in a number of listed and large privately owned entities.
Liz Murrall, a member of the Accounting Council, has also been appointed to the FRC's Codes & Standards Committee.
The full press release, which includes detailed biographical information for all of the new appointees, is available from the FRC's website.
